Far West #1, 2 (of 2)[Antarctic Press $2.99 US $4.50 CAN
(#1) $2.50 US $3.75 CAN (#2) B&W]
Written & Illustrated by Richard Moore
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Ra’Meghan
Val’Norium (Meg), the buttless chaps wearing bounty hunter is back in another
fun adventure. Meg and Phil live in an old West populated with ogres, fairies,
elves (of which Meg is one), talking bears (Phil), dragons and any number of
anthropomorphic beings. In the course of earning a living tracking as bounty
hunters they run into quite a few interesting characters.

In this adventure, Meg and Phil have a run in
with the Moonshine Kid and the Hole-in-the-Head-Gang (mean and nasty ogres). The
kid is literally a kid. A few years ago he stole an eternal youth potion from a
dentist and it worked too well. Unfortunately he’d already killed the only man
who could possibly change him back. This had the effect of making the Kid even
meaner.

Meg and Phil spend these two issues trying to
find guns (theirs were taken away by the bad guys) with which to defeat the
Moonshine Kid and his gang who have taken over the town and are terrorizing its
denizens. The ensuing story is definitely not your average comic book shoot-‘em-up
and is full of laughs. It’s also beautifully illustrated and just as much fun
as his first Far West four issue mini-series.

Richard Moore illustrated this mini-series a tad
differently than the last one. In his previous mini he used pen and ink line
art. This mini, still black and white, seems to have been shot straight from his
pencils. Both are gorgeous but I preferred the line art. It comes across a
little bolder in black and white. The pencil art would be perfect for a color
comic. Much was made of Jay Anacleto’s pencils for Aria. Moore could
give him a run for his money and he’d probably beat him on deadlines.

Far West is one of the most original
series I’ve read in a long time and I hope Moore will be able to continue
getting his stories published in these lean times for comic sales.

I’ll bet both Far West minis are still
available from Antarctic Press. You can write them at 7272 Wurzbach, Suite #204,
San Antonio, TX 78240 or visit their web site at www.antarctic-press.com.